After all the votes were tallied and all the precincts accounted for, one candidate gets to go back to work as a winner, while four others have more work to do.
Time is a pretty interesting thing. Daylight saving time? More like nightlife-losing time. Correct me if I’m wrong, but we can all thank Ben Franklin for its invention.
Excuse us if we seem confused. We’re trying to come to grips with the strange feeling of deja vu.
It’s common knowledge that when someone says something like, “No offense, but...” he or she is about to contradict him or herself. After watching a YouTube video making the rounds this week, we’re beginning to see those phrases as red flags. We’re talking about the video University of California — Los Angeles student Alexandra Wallace posted disparaging Asians she saw talking on phones in the school library.
To get the budget season started, the Alachua County Commission decided Tuesday to ask County Manager Randall Reid to create a possible budget for 2012.
When Dr. Colleen Le Prell recruited 21-year-olds who said they had normal hearing for a research study, she encountered an oddity.
The fight against block tuition began admirably but has spun out of control thanks to the volition of a few students. When Ben Meyers campaigned on a vote against block tuition he didn’t cast and Dave Schneider on a petition that he didn’t write, I was upset but realized it was just politics. However, on my first day back from break, I was greeted by signs and graffiti stating that, “The block might spare you if you have a trust fund,” and that the fight is some kind of class warfare.
First off, I must say I generally don’t read the Alligator because, overall, I find its news to be pointless and presented in a sophomoric manner.
Next to “Twilight” fans, comic book geeks and romantic-comedy couples, children are the most marketed group in the movie business. Making a film for children doesn't take much effort and is guaranteed to make money since parents need something to distract their kids, right?
One of Will Muschamp’s first decisions as Florida’s head coach has been met with disapproval from the fans. But he isn’t letting that bother him.
Will Muschamp has made it perfectly clear he doesn’t want a coaching staff full of yes men at Florida. But his defensive coordinator has all the makings of a reliable right-hand man, and that suits the new Gators coach just fine.
Florida senior center fielder Bryson Smith has been suspended following his arrest late Sunday on a charge of driving under the influence.
Even before the NCAA Tournament selection show came to a close, the Gators were facing criticism for receiving a No. 2 seed.
The Florida women’s basketball team will finish its season exactly where it began: in the National Invitation Tournament.
While the top-ranked Gators won’t admit they have a nemesis, their adversary from Tallahassee has certainly stepped into that role.
My mother recently forwarded me an article that listed some popular college degrees, spotlighting ones the author considered “winners” and “losers.” His rankings are not the focus, but rather the article’s topic.
After all the sign-waving, door-knocking and hand-shaking, election day has finally arrived.
For the second time this season, the No. 10 Gators are not only out for a win. They are looking for redemption.
Our hearts go out to the nation of Japan, which is coping with a natural disaster combined with a nuclear threat, the likes of which it has never seen. Most of us have witnessed the horrific images of the damage in the wake of this confluence of problems, be it via Internet, television or newspaper.
The 8.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Japan Friday left several nuclear power plants unable to cool their reactors, sparking concern about a nuclear crisis.
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